The annual rate of inflation based on All India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) number is 1.81% (provisional) for the month of January, 2026 (over January, 2025). Positive rate of inflation in January, 2026 is primarily due to increase in prices of manufacture of basic metals, other manufacturing, non-food articles, food articles and textiles etc. The index numbers and inflation rate for the last three months of all commodities and WPI components are given below:
| Index Numbers and Annual Rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y in %) * | |||||||
| All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight (%) | Nov-25(F) | Dec-25(P) | Jan-26(P) | |||
| Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | Index | Inflation | ||
| All Commodities | 100.00 | 156.2 | -0.13 | 157.0 | 0.83 | 157.8 | 1.81 |
| I. Primary Articles | 22.62 | 192.9 | -2.53 | 194.2 | 0.21 | 193.9 | 2.21 |
| II. Fuel & Power | 13.15 | 146.4 | -2.33 | 148.3 | -2.31 | 145.9 | -4.01 |
| III. Manufactured Products | 64.23 | 145.2 | 1.47 | 145.6 | 1.82 | 147.5 | 2.86 |
| Food Index | 24.38 | 195.2 | -2.50 | 196.0 | 0.00 | 194.2 | 1.41 |
Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, *Annual rate of WPI inflation is calculated over the corresponding month of previous year
The month over month change in WPI for the month of January, 2026 stood at 0.51% as compared to December, 2025. The monthly change in WPI for last six-month is summarized below:
| Month Over Month (M-o-M in %) change in WPI Index# | |||||||
| All Commodities/Major Groups | Weight | Aug-25 | Sep-25 | Oct-25 | Nov-25(F) | Dec-25(P) | Jan-26(P) |
| All Commodities | 100.00 | 0.52 | -0.13 | 0.06 | 0.71 | 0.51 | 0.51 |
| I. Primary Articles | 22.62 | 1.33 | -0.84 | -0.37 | 2.23 | 0.67 | -0.15 |
| II. Fuel & Power | 13.15 | -0.14 | -0.07 | 1.26 | 0.83 | 1.30 | -1.62 |
| III. Manufactured Products | 64.23 | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.07 | -0.07 | 0.28 | 1.30 |
| Food Index | 24.38 | 1.10 | -0.72 | -0.05 | 1.67 | 0.41 | -0.92 |
Note: F: Final, P: Provisional, #Monthly rate of change, based on month over month (M-o-M) is calculated over the preceding month
Month-over-Month Change in Major Groups of WPI:
WPI Food Index (Weight 24.38%): The Food Index consisting of 'Food Articles' from Primary Articles group and 'Food Product' from Manufactured Products group have decreased from 196.0 in December, 2025 to 194.2 in January, 2026. The rate of inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI Food Index increased to 1.41% in January, 2026.
Final Index for the month of November, 2025 (Base Year: 2011-12=100): For the month of November, 2025, the final Wholesale Price Index and inflation rate for 'All Commodities' (Base: 2011-12=100) stood at 156.2 and (-) 0.13% respectively.
The details of all India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation for different commodity groups based on updated figures are at Annex I. The Annual rate of Inflation (Y-o-Y) based on WPI for different commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex II. WPI for different commodity groups in the last six months is at Annex III.
Response Rate: The WPI for January, 2026 has been compiled at a weighted response rate of 84.2 per cent, while the final figure for November, 2025 is based on the weighted response rate of 93.4 per cent. The provisional figures of WPI will undergo revision as per the revision policy of WPI. This
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Next date of Press Release: WPI for the month of February, 2026 would be released on 16/03/2026.
Note: DPIIT releases index number of wholesale price in India on monthly basis on 14th of every month (or next working day, if 14th falls on holiday) with a time lag of two weeks of the reference month, and the index number is compiled with data received from institutional sources and selected manufacturing units across the country. This press release contains WPI (Base Year 2011-12=100) for the month of January, 2026 (Provisional), November, 2025 (Final) and other months/years. Provisional figures of WPI are finalised after 10 weeks (from the month of reference), and frozen thereafter.
Annex-I
All India Wholesale Price Indices and Rates of Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for January, 2026
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | IndexJan-26* | Latest month over Month (MoM) | Inflation (YoY) | Rate of Inflation (YoY) | |||
| Dec-Jan 2024-25 | Dec-Jan2025-26* | 2024-25 (Apr-Jan) | 2025-26 (Apr-Jan) | January 2025 | January2026* | |||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 157.8 | -0.45 | 0.51 | 2.26 | 0.24 | 2.51 | 1.81 |
| I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 193.9 | -2.12 | -0.15 | 5.80 | -2.22 | 4.58 | 2.21 |
| A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 202.9 | -3.71 | -1.79 | 8.27 | -3.12 | 5.83 | 1.55 |
| Cereals | 2.82 | 209.3 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 8.25 | 0.45 | 7.33 | -1.41 |
| Paddy | 1.43 | 204.9 | -1.07 | -0.34 | 9.24 | -0.01 | 6.22 | 0.89 |
| Wheat | 1.03 | 214.5 | 1.90 | 1.13 | 7.40 | 2.37 | 9.75 | -2.32 |
| Pulses | 0.64 | 193.1 | -3.08 | 0.10 | 13.37 | -13.53 | 5.13 | -11.05 |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | 237.7 | -22.84 | -14.62 | 21.37 | -19.27 | 8.11 | 6.78 |
| Potato | 0.28 | 178.9 | -19.88 | -20.70 | 76.79 | -37.21 | 72.57 | -38.84 |
| Onion | 0.16 | 210.8 | -23.66 | 11.48 | 43.51 | -48.49 | 28.33 | -33.42 |
| Fruits | 1.60 | 200.2 | 1.76 | 1.57 | 10.32 | 1.30 | 15.30 | 1.78 |
| Milk | 4.44 | 191.7 | 0.75 | 0.05 | 3.34 | 2.73 | 2.58 | 2.51 |
| Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 181.1 | 0.00 | 2.49 | 0.63 | 0.77 | 3.56 | 3.66 |
| B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 180.2 | 0.78 | 5.32 | -1.14 | 3.46 | 3.01 | 7.58 |
| Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 218.7 | 0.33 | 4.19 | -2.35 | 9.47 | 0.16 | 19.25 |
| C. Minerals | 0.83 | 256.2 | -1.26 | -0.47 | 5.03 | 6.69 | 1.56 | 12.76 |
| D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas | 2.41 | 139.1 | 6.34 | 4.27 | -0.65 | -9.33 | -0.53 | -7.82 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 115.4 | 8.79 | 7.35 | -1.06 | -13.21 | -0.76 | -11.23 |
| II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 145.9 | 0.13 | -1.62 | -1.51 | -3.16 | -1.87 | -4.01 |
| LPG | 0.64 | 114.2 | -0.72 | 6.63 | 3.23 | -5.08 | 2.23 | -7.68 |
| Petrol | 1.60 | 143.9 | 1.07 | -1.71 | -3.67 | -5.03 | -3.64 | -4.58 |
| HSD | 3.10 | 158.5 | 0.61 | -1.67 | -3.47 | -3.73 | -3.61 | -4.29 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 147.5 | 0.28 | 1.30 | 1.46 | 2.14 | 2.65 | 2.86 |
| Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 179.6 | 0.40 | 0.67 | 6.37 | 4.71 | 10.73 | 1.18 |
| Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 188.5 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 12.96 | 13.29 | 33.74 | 0.53 |
| Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 135.8 | -0.07 | 0.30 | 1.97 | 1.22 | 1.51 | 1.04 |
| Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 183.7 | 0.50 | 0.38 | 2.37 | 2.52 | 4.02 | 1.38 |
| Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 140.4 | 0.15 | 0.93 | 1.14 | 1.24 | 2.24 | 2.48 |
| Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 157.4 | -0.13 | 0.38 | 1.69 | 1.83 | 2.19 | 2.08 |
| Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 128.5 | 1.19 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 2.10 | 3.24 | 0.78 |
| Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 151.3 | 0.88 | 0.07 | 2.10 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.14 |
| Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 140.3 | 0.87 | 0.07 | -1.36 | 0.96 | 0.58 | 0.57 |
| Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 137.2 | 0.22 | 0.15 | -0.56 | 0.52 | 1.03 | 0.29 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 145.7 | 0.69 | -0.41 | 1.03 | 1.21 | 1.40 | 0.48 |
| Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 128.2 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 1.15 | 0.12 | 1.65 | -0.85 |
| Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 133.4 | 0.38 | 0.53 | -2.78 | 1.45 | -1.64 | 0.91 |
| Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 131.8 | 0.00 | 0.92 | -5.54 | 1.39 | -5.10 | 1.23 |
| Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 145.4 | -0.22 | 5.82 | -1.13 | -0.76 | -1.15 | 5.98 |
| Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 117.8 | 0.43 | 2.70 | -2.16 | -1.43 | 0.09 | 0.43 |
| Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 136.5 | -0.44 | 0.15 | -2.15 | 0.63 | -1.81 | 0.89 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-II
WPI Inflation (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI based inflation (YoY) figures for last 6 months | |||||
| Aug-25 | Sep-25 | Oct-25 | Nov-25 | Dec-25* | Jan-26* | ||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 0.52 | 0.19 | -1.02 | -0.13 | 0.83 | 1.81 |
| I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | -2.10 | -3.12 | -5.93 | -2.53 | 0.21 | 2.21 |
| A. Food Articles | 15.26 | -3.11 | -5.12 | -8.31 | -4.07 | -0.43 | 1.55 |
| Cereals | 2.82 | 1.03 | -0.24 | -0.91 | -1.66 | -1.18 | -1.41 |
| Paddy | 1.43 | -0.84 | -1.38 | -1.17 | -1.07 | 0.15 | 0.89 |
| Wheat | 1.03 | 4.75 | 3.02 | 0.81 | -1.12 | -1.58 | -2.32 |
| Pulses | 0.64 | -15.23 | -17.19 | -16.59 | -15.21 | -13.88 | -11.05 |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | -14.34 | -24.38 | -35.00 | -19.87 | -3.50 | 6.78 |
| Potato | 0.28 | -44.56 | -42.03 | -39.56 | -36.19 | -38.21 | -38.84 |
| Onion | 0.16 | -50.46 | -64.12 | -66.06 | -64.70 | -54.40 | -33.42 |
| Fruits | 1.60 | -4.86 | -4.16 | -7.60 | -0.45 | 1.97 | 1.78 |
| Milk | 4.44 | 2.58 | 3.08 | 3.23 | 3.35 | 3.23 | 2.51 |
| Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 0.06 | 1.56 | 1.93 | 2.08 | 1.14 | 3.66 |
| B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 5.56 | 3.64 | 2.10 | 3.93 | 2.95 | 7.58 |
| Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 14.00 | 9.70 | 6.90 | 9.54 | 14.82 | 19.25 |
| C. Minerals | 0.83 | 4.70 | 8.65 | 10.32 | 12.25 | 11.86 | 12.76 |
| D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas | 2.41 | -9.87 | -3.83 | -7.54 | -8.66 | -5.99 | -7.82 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | -13.68 | -7.45 | -13.56 | -13.92 | -10.04 | -11.23 |
| II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | -3.24 | -2.58 | -2.42 | -2.33 | -2.31 | -4.01 |
| LPG | 0.64 | -1.22 | -7.96 | -9.52 | -12.78 | -14.04 | -7.68 |
| Petrol | 1.60 | -5.72 | -3.82 | -2.60 | -1.75 | -1.88 | -4.58 |
| HSD | 3.10 | -3.54 | -3.09 | -1.89 | -1.64 | -2.07 | -4.29 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 2.62 | 2.33 | 1.68 | 1.47 | 1.82 | 2.86 |
| Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 7.27 | 4.62 | 1.76 | 0.73 | 0.90 | 1.18 |
| Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 23.06 | 14.80 | 4.83 | 1.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 |
| Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 1.19 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 1.04 |
| Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 3.24 | 2.14 | 3.18 | 2.77 | 1.50 | 1.38 |
| Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 1.32 | 1.77 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.68 | 2.48 |
| Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 1.90 | 1.63 | 1.62 | 2.28 | 1.55 | 2.08 |
| Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 2.32 | 1.92 | 1.35 | 1.59 | 1.27 | 0.78 |
| Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 0.00 | 1.08 | 1.61 | 1.41 | 1.96 | 1.14 |
| Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 0.57 |
| Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.22 | 0.37 | 0.29 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 0.55 | 1.25 | 1.88 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 0.48 |
| Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 0.08 | 0.31 | -0.54 | -0.08 | -0.85 | -0.85 |
| Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 3.08 | 2.07 | 1.69 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.91 |
| Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 4.54 | 2.87 | 1.94 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 1.23 |
| Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | -0.51 | 0.00 | -1.58 | -1.23 | -0.07 | 5.98 |
| Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.14 | -3.05 | -3.49 | -1.80 | 0.43 |
| Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 1.26 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.89 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of
Annex-III
Wholesale Price Indices (Base Year: 2011-12=100) for last 6 months
| Commodities/Major Groups/Groups/Sub-Groups/Items | Weight | WPI Numbers for last 6 months | |||||
| Aug-25 | Sep-25 | Oct-25 | Nov-25 | Dec-25* | Jan-26* | ||
| ALL COMMODITIES | 100.00 | 155.2 | 155.0 | 155.1 | 156.2 | 157.0 | 157.8 |
| I. PRIMARY ARTICLES | 22.62 | 191.0 | 189.4 | 188.7 | 192.9 | 194.2 | 193.9 |
| A. Food Articles | 15.26 | 202.5 | 200.0 | 199.8 | 205.0 | 206.6 | 202.9 |
| Cereals | 2.82 | 206.7 | 206.3 | 206.7 | 207.5 | 208.9 | 209.3 |
| Paddy | 1.43 | 200.3 | 200.6 | 202.0 | 203.7 | 205.6 | 204.9 |
| Wheat | 1.03 | 211.8 | 211.6 | 211.3 | 211.4 | 212.1 | 214.5 |
| Pulses | 0.64 | 198.1 | 196.6 | 195.6 | 195.7 | 192.9 | 193.1 |
| Vegetables | 1.87 | 259.8 | 235.1 | 234.6 | 268.1 | 278.4 | 237.7 |
| Potato | 0.28 | 218.2 | 218.1 | 227.0 | 245.1 | 225.6 | 178.9 |
| Onion | 0.16 | 193.8 | 177.0 | 162.3 | 175.0 | 189.1 | 210.8 |
| Fruits | 1.60 | 197.6 | 200.6 | 194.5 | 197.5 | 197.1 | 200.2 |
| Milk | 4.44 | 190.7 | 191.0 | 191.6 | 191.4 | 191.6 | 191.7 |
| Eggs, Meat & Fish | 2.40 | 173.2 | 175.3 | 174.3 | 176.7 | 176.7 | 181.1 |
| B. Non-Food Articles | 4.12 | 169.1 | 168.1 | 165.3 | 169.2 | 171.1 | 180.2 |
| Oil Seeds | 1.12 | 203.6 | 202.5 | 198.2 | 203.3 | 209.9 | 218.7 |
| C. Minerals | 0.83 | 238.3 | 242.5 | 253.3 | 257.5 | 257.4 | 256.2 |
| D. Crude Petroleum & Natural gas | 2.41 | 139.7 | 140.5 | 136.2 | 134.0 | 133.4 | 139.1 |
| Crude Petroleum | 1.95 | 113.6 | 114.3 | 109.0 | 107.6 | 107.5 | 115.4 |
| II. FUEL & POWER | 13.15 | 143.5 | 143.4 | 145.2 | 146.4 | 148.3 | 145.9 |
| LPG | 0.64 | 113.0 | 107.5 | 108.4 | 107.8 | 107.1 | 114.2 |
| Petrol | 1.60 | 145.1 | 145.9 | 146.0 | 146.1 | 146.4 | 143.9 |
| HSD | 3.10 | 160.8 | 160.0 | 161.1 | 161.7 | 161.2 | 158.5 |
| III. MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS | 64.23 | 145.0 | 145.2 | 145.3 | 145.2 | 145.6 | 147.5 |
| Mf/o Food Products | 9.12 | 178.6 | 178.9 | 179.0 | 178.8 | 178.4 | 179.6 |
| Vegetable & Animal Oils and Fats | 2.64 | 185.2 | 186.9 | 186.8 | 186.0 | 186.6 | 188.5 |
| Mf/o Beverages | 0.91 | 135.6 | 135.7 | 135.9 | 135.9 | 135.4 | 135.8 |
| Mf/o Tobacco Products | 0.51 | 181.7 | 181.3 | 181.6 | 181.9 | 183.0 | 183.7 |
| Mf/o Textiles | 4.88 | 137.7 | 138.2 | 138.5 | 138.7 | 139.1 | 140.4 |
| Mf/o Wearing Apparel | 0.81 | 155.8 | 156.1 | 156.4 | 157.2 | 156.8 | 157.4 |
| Mf/o Leather and Related Products | 0.54 | 127.8 | 127.4 | 127.4 | 127.8 | 127.6 | 128.5 |
| Mf/o Wood and Products of Wood and Cork | 0.77 | 149.5 | 150.2 | 151.1 | 150.6 | 151.2 | 151.3 |
| Mf/o Paper and Paper Products | 1.11 | 139.9 | 140.2 | 140.3 | 140.4 | 140.2 | 140.3 |
| Mf/o Chemicals and Chemical Products | 6.47 | 137.2 | 137.0 | 136.8 | 136.7 | 137.0 | 137.2 |
| Mf/o Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemical and Botanical Products | 1.99 | 145.6 | 145.9 | 146.2 | 146.4 | 146.3 | 145.7 |
| Mf/o Rubber and Plastics Products | 2.30 | 129.2 | 129.1 | 128.9 | 128.5 | 127.9 | 128.2 |
| Mf/o other Non-Metallic Mineral Products | 3.20 | 133.8 | 133.3 | 132.6 | 132.4 | 132.7 | 133.4 |
| Cement, Lime and Plaster | 1.64 | 133.5 | 132.6 | 131.3 | 130.5 | 130.6 | 131.8 |
| Mf/o Basic Metals | 9.65 | 137.6 | 137.7 | 137.1 | 136.9 | 137.4 | 145.4 |
| Mild Steel - Semi Finished Steel | 1.27 | 115.9 | 115.4 | 114.4 | 113.4 | 114.7 | 117.8 |
| Mf/o Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery and Equipment | 3.15 | 137.0 | 137.0 | 136.7 | 136.3 | 136.3 | 136.5 |
Note: * = Provisional. Mf/o = Manufacture of